Hat-hanger.



V. J. FRICKER.

HAT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27' I914.

Patented June 8, 1915.

alike wing THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LlTHO-, WASHINGTdN. D. C.

' second loop member.

VICTOR J. J FRICKER, 0F PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

HAT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1915.

Application filed May 27, 1914. Serial No. 841,365.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VICTOR J. Fmonnn, citizen of the United States, andresident of the city .of Providence, in the county of Providence andState of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Hat-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in hat hangers of the classdesigned to securely suspend a hat from a hook on the wall and theinvention has for its object to provide a device of this character thatis simple and inexpensive in construction and practical in itsoperation, and one that can be folded up inside of the hat and that willbe firmly retained in folded position until called into use. 1. I

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnew and novel features of construction, as will be more fully describedand particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation showing my improved hat hangingdevice as applied to the hat. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective viewshowing the hanger as removed from the hat and with the loops inunfolded or extended position. Fig. 3- is a front view showing the loopsin folded position. Fig. 4- is a greatly enlarged view illustrating aportion of a hat in section with my improved device in position therein.Fig. 5 is an enlarged view showing the bridge end of the first loopmember. Fig. 6 is an enlarged side elevation showing the ends of thesecond loop engaging the eyes of the first loop with the stock of theouter curves of said eyes forming a stop-to limit the backward throw ofthe Fig. 7- is a perspective view of the clip for securing the plate ofthe hanger in position to the sweat band. Fig. 8 is a side elevationshowing a hat and a hanger in operative position thereon and by whichthe hat is suspended from a nail on the wall.

Referring to the drawings 10 designates the plate which may be of anysuitable material preferably being made of a thin sheet of metal orvulcanized fiber. This plate is made to conform to the inside of a hatand to fit down inside of the sweat band.

On the upper edge of this plate which exmetal, folded to form an eyeportion 12v and then bentback and its ends 13 passed down on either sideof the plate 10 and secured thereto by rivets or screws. The first loopof the hanger is bent into a U form, the ends 14 of the side legs 15 arebentinward substantially at right angles to. said legs, and" enter theeye 12 in which these ends are held tight or under frictional tension sothat when turned they willibe retained byfrictlonal pressure in anydesired position. The frictional pressure on these pivoted ends may beadjusted. by squeezing together the plates about the eye. The bridgeportion at the opposite end of this loop member has each of its cornersbent to form an eye 16 see Fig. 5which eyes extend beyond the bridgelongitudinally, and also extend .beyond the legs laterally, this bridgeportion and adjacent thereto the legs are'bent outwardly-as at 17forming yieldable projections or protuberances for the purpose presentlydescribed. The second or outer loop member 18 is also formed of wirebentin substantially U shape and, the ends of this loop are passedthrough the eyes 16 of the first loop, the said ends are then bentaround the lower or bridge portion 10 of these eyes by whichconstruction it will be seen that the stock at the upper portion ofthese eyes form a stop or rest against which the back of this outer loopbrings up 'to limit its motion in that direction and prevents the samefrom being straightened out in line with the first loop member.

By this construction it will be seen that.

when the device is called into use into position shown in Fig. 8, theouter loop will naturally set up into the required position and will notfall down out of the way when the hat is to be hung on the hook. Whenthe device is folded back into the hat the outer loop, in being foldeddown against the first loopis obliged to spring beyond theseprotuberances 17 which serve to retain this loop firmly in closedposition by the inherent spring of the legs to prevent the hangerfromshaking about inside the hat.

In some cases it is desired to secure the base plate member firmly tothe hat and to accomplish this I have provided a bendable finger member20-see Fig. .7-one end of which is split as at 21 so that when it ispassed through theplate one of the split portions may be turned up andon one side of the plate and the other passed through the plate and bentdownward, thereby firmly securing the finger to the plate and inextending position it may be passed through the sweat band 23 and bentdownward to secure the plate in position thereat or this finger may beconnected to the opposite side of the plate and be passed through theside of the hat if desired. 1

I claim:

1. A hat hanger comprising a plate adapted to [it between the sweat bandand the hat crown, a joint member secured to said plate, a wire loophaving a bridge portion and having its ends pivoted in said jointmember, the wire at the outer corners of said loop being bent outwardlyand around laterally and back to form eye portions extending be yondsaid bridge portion of the loop, and a second loop member having itsends passed through said eyes and bent around the bridge thereof,whereby the back of the legs of the second loop will engage the outerwalls of the eyes of the first loop to form a stop and limit thebackward motion of the former.

2. A hat hanger comprising a plate adapted to fit between the sweat bandand the hat crown, a joint member secured to said plate, a Wire loophaving a bridge portion and having its ends tightly gripped but adaptedto swing in said joint member, the wire at the outer corners of saidloop being bent outwardly and around laterally and back to form eyeportions extending beyond said bridge portion of the loop, and a secondloop member having its ends passed through said eyes and bent around thebridge portion thereof whereby the back of the legs of the second loopwill engage the outer walls of the eyes of the first loop to form a stopand limit the backward motion of the former, and laterally extendingprotubrances formed in the yieldable legs of one of the loops over whichthe legs of the other loop must spring in passing to and from foldedposition to hold the second yoke either closed or open as de sired;

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

/ VICTOR J. raroirna.

Witnesses:

HOWARD E. BARLOW, A. F. MAGREADY.

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- Washington,-D. 0.

